“Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.” – Unknown Half way through the summer and no job prospects? Parents on your back (of course they are thinking about your $200,000+ college education)? You are not alone. Some of my friends’ kids are now home from college having graduated a few short [...] [...]
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle You know what they say “you don’t know what you don’t know”. With the vast wealth of information on the Internet, it is virtually impossible to cover any one topic from beginning to end with all of the links [...] [...] “You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” – Warren Buffet Flying back from a business trip and I got to thinking about the “30,000 foot view”. You know, the “big picture” or “seeing the forest for the trees” and I’m [...] [...] “To succeed in life in today’s world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.” – Chin-Ning Chu It’s Graduation time again. You know, Pomp and Circumstance or “Pomp and no jobs perchance” for many. Whether Parent or lucky Grad, there is lots of anticipation for when and where that first job will [...] [...] “Winning isn’t everything. Wanting to is.” – Elbert Green Hubbard Do you remember your very first job? Not the one where you worked in the supermarket, but the first job that you felt it was the beginning of your career. I remember my “first job”. This was the first job where I had to wear a [...] [...] “The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be learned in no other way.” – Mark Twain I’m switching it around a bit and starting from the top of the list for this post. Large companies and lots of jobs, the companies range from Oil and Gas (which dominate the top [...] [...] “A word to the wise ain’t necessary — it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a performer (I guess we all did). I did the usual – playing in bands, acting and even majoring in music in college my first two years. [...] [...] “The problem with winning the rat race is you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/winning_2.html#ixzz1IPtPbQAK Most people have heard of the Triple Crown (and you know I’m going to tell you anyway). So, in horse racing, the Triple Crown is (according to Wikipedia), the Triple Crown (of Thoroughbred Racing if you want to be [...] [...] “Remember, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” – Darrin Weinberg I’ve been getting lots of calls from recruiters lately. Some are looking for candidates and some have noticed my company’s job postings and are looking to fill the jobs (even though they were not asked to [...] [...] “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison The beauty of a “functional job” (like Technology, Finance, HR, etc.) is that you can either work for a company that specializes in what you do (Technology Companies, Financial Institutions, Executive Recruiters, etc.) OR you can practice [...] [...] |
 
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